Monthly Archives: July 2018

(CNN Money) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling 4.8 million vehicles over an issue that could prevent drivers from turning off cruise control. Only one incident related to the malfunction has been reported to Fiat Chrysler, and there are no reported injuries. The issue can be triggered when the car accelerates while operating under cruise control, which it might do in ...

No chicken wings, cajun fries or po’boys are available at a roach-infested Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen branch near East Seven Mile for the second straight day.
And a new manager will be on the staff when the Detroit Health Department lets the shop at 14180 Gratiot Ave. it reopen. The supervisor blamed for disgusting conditions and another staffer ...

COLUMBUS (AP) — A former diver is suing USA Diving over allegations a coach sexually abused her beginning when she was 16. Estee Pryor says she and a 27-year-old coach began having sex within a week of him approaching her and complimenting her. The now 21-year-old Pryor made her comments about former coach Will Bohonyi Tuesday to NBC’s Megyn Kelly. ...

MILAN (AP) – Sergio Marchionne, a charismatic and demanding CEO who engineered two long-shot corporate turnarounds to save carmakers Fiat and Chrysler from near-certain failure, died Wednesday. He was 66. The holding company of Fiat’s founders, the Agnelli family, announced Marchionne had died after unexpected complications from surgery in Zurich. That came days after a deterioration in his health led ...

Kwame Kilpatrick (Twitter photo)
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, 48, is hoping for clemency from President Donald Trump, but that’s unlikely.
Melissa Nann Burke of The Detroit News points out why:
First off, while Kilpatrick has officially asked for clemency with the White House — a reduction of his sentence — he doesn’t appear ...

The Detroit Lions have put defensive end Ziggy Ansah on the physically unable to perform list. The Lions also announced Tuesday that they have placed fullback Nick Badwen on injured reserve with a knee injury, signed linebacker Freddie Bishop and put wide receiver Andy Jones on the PUP list. Ansah, who is back with the Lions on the franchise tag, ...

(CNN) — Ivanka Trump has decided to wind down her company after deciding to pursue a career in public policy instead of returning to her fashion company. Trump’s clothing and accessory business has been operating with limitations to reduce potential violations of ethics laws and the perceptions she’s profiteering off her White House role. Given those restrictions, Ivanka, who serves ...

The firehouse at 1201 Bagley St. Corktown. (Google Street View)
Update: 6:49 p.m. Tuesday — The Detroit Zoning Board of Appeals delivers a gift to group of Corktown residents who opposed to a plan to turn a former fire station in their neighborhood into a restaurant.
A 4-2 vote rejects the owner’s proposal Tuesday, Candice Williams ...

In September 2017, Little Caesars Arena opened to much fanfare. The $863 million facility would be the flashy new home to both the Detroit Red Wings and Pistons, as well as a state-of-the-art entertainment complex. Right in the heart of downtown, it was also the centerpiece of District Detroit, Olympia Entertainment’s 50-block commercial investment in the city. This story has ...

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit business owner accused of spitting on a security guard at a popular open air market has appeared in court on a misdemeanor assault and battery charge. Robert Stanzler was arraigned Tuesday in 36th District Court. An Aug. 2 pre-trial hearing was scheduled. The spitting incident occurred July 17 over a parking issue during an event ...